Make love by the window
With the toffs
Before you can jump
I'll push you off
And I'm knee deep with no sleep at all
When you're on my shoulder
I'm knee deep and I can't sleep it off

Clench my fists
Bite my lip
'Til it goes away
And all this blood
And all these days
Dry up and blow away

Look over yonder in my past
Everything good will always pass
And I'm knee deep with no sense at all
When you're on my shoulder
I'm knee deep and I can't kiss it off

Clench my fists
Bite my lip
'Til it goes away
Madness comes
It always does
And always finds a way

Sadness comes
And always finds a way

Understand
And reprimand
When you're on my shoulder
But you'll always fly
Always fly away
Ya away

Clench my fists
Bite my lip
'Til it kills the pain
And all this blood
All these days
Dry up and blow away

All my past
All my hate
Always finds a way

Always finds
Always finds a way


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Knee Deep Lyrics as written by Ian Thornley Colin Cripps

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    Oh God, this is such a great song. I'm honestly not sure what it's about, I'm guessing depression but that's all the insight I can provide.

    im_a_pirateon August 11, 2011   Link

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